No one wanted the last kid picked on their kickball team
Thursday, May 1st, 2008From Newsweek’s piece on new revelations in the Bush administration’s spying on Americans:
The revelation of the existence of the documents comes at a time when Congress is bracing for what is expected to be a grueling summerlong debate over the surveillance measure. Administration officials say that unless Congress acts by this summer, existing court orders permitting surveillance of suspected overseas terrorists will expire, threatening the U.S. government’s ability to keep track of potential plots against the homeland. If new legislation is not enacted before the current stop-gap law expires, Republicans may try to use this as an election issue against Democrats.
So the Republican ads would read: Don’t vote Democrat! They’re anti-America and want to let the terrorist win! While the Democrat would say: Don’t vote Republican! They’re anti-Americans and want to terrorize you with their spying!
Where is the reason in this public policy?